Real Estate in Shanghai represents the development of Shanghai in many senses - it goes up and down, but generally, it went as sky-high. I visited many properties in the last 5 years, and I'd like to share with you all the changes.
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Articles in Real Estate
Merry Christmas 2009
Dec 24,
2009 Merry Christmas! There is not too much Christmas feeling this year. Does anyone feel the same? I just feel this Christmas in Shanghai is a pretty plain and simple...
Group Rental Appeared in my Neighborhood
Sep 19,
2009 My neighbor knocked at our door this afternoon, and asked me to look at an apartment upstairs. They are transforming the apartment into a group rental suite. What is...
Craziness of Real Estate Market
Aug 23,
2009 Well. It's me again, to complain about the craziness of the real estate market in Shanghai. I have talked about it many times in my previous post about real...
Real Estate Price Rises in Shanghai
Jun 28,
2009 The real estate market in Shanghai enters into another crazy period. No matter how many experts or the government official expected the house price will go down, it continued...
Pudong is Now Like Puxi
Mar 21,
2009 Remember the painful move decision I made in 2004 about moving from Puxi to Pudong? Then look at what I observed at that time (that is, OMG, 5 years...
Three Best Neighborhoods in Pudong
Apr 5,
2008 Don't be shocked by the firm tone of the title. Well. I would say, my three most favorite places in Pudong for coffee or dinning. The Decision Making Process...
Real Estate Price Keeps Crazy
Jul 15,
2007 It is not news that someone predict the drop (serious drop) in real estate price. This oppinion was strong three years ago, and is still strong today. The reality,...
Vanke is a Good Real Estate Company
Sep 8,
2006 Just get back from my good friends new apartment at Vanke Holiday. It is another good residential area by Vanke. I am a big Vanke fan. Our first apartment...
New Rules to Push Down House Price
May 31,
2006 New rules was announced to push down the country-wide (so-called overheated) real estate price. There are many rules. Here are some I remember: Down payment must be 30% or...
When the House Prices Goes Down
Jul 14,
2005 It seems the turning point of the Shanghai Real Estate has appeared. It seems to me that the price of real estate in Shanghai (one of the hottest topic)...
I Didn't Escape from Puxi
Mar 25,
2005 ddjiii commented on the section about me in the article China's Next Cultural Revolution: You know, I can't help thinking that your life as described in the article doesn't...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part III
Jan 19,
2005 Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II got responses. I posted the following comments to the thread that is already hot. Please forgive me to abuse the...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part III
Jan 19,
2005 Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II got responses. I posted the following comments to the thread that is already hot. Please forgive me to abuse the...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II
Jan 16,
2005 This is part two following the last article Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? I attended a conference on Investment in 2005 today. To be honest, I have very...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? - Part II
Jan 16,
2005 This is part two following the last article Is the Real Estate Cooling Down? I attended a conference on Investment in 2005 today. To be honest, I have very...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down?
Jan 3,
2005 I posted Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai in August, 2003. One year and a quarter past. When we enter the new year of 2005, does the situation...
Is the Real Estate Cooling Down?
Jan 3,
2005 I posted Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai in August, 2003. One year and a quarter past. When we enter the new year of 2005, does the situation...
My Friend's Apartment for Rent
Aug 20,
2004 Eric finally decided to move to his new role within Microsoft in Beijing. I believe it was not an easy decision but he finally has the courage to move...
Jinqiao Biyun International District
May 2,
2004 Besides Gubei Area in Hongqiao, there is another raising international district - Jinqiao Biyun International District. We visited the area today and were very impressed by the high quality...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part III
Mar 9,
2004 This is to follow up the hot discussion under Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II. In that post, I put one of the 35 private villas in Lane...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part III
Mar 9,
2004 This is to follow up the hot discussion under Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II. In that post, I put one of the 35 private villas in Lane...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II
Mar 8,
2004 Old Houses in Shanghai continued. Wendy and I wandered along the Tai An Road (map) and entered a lane numbered 120 on the road. We were quite impressed. There...
Old Houses in Shanghai - Part II
Mar 8,
2004 Old Houses in Shanghai continued. Wendy and I wandered along the Tai An Road (map) and entered a lane numbered 120 on the road. We were quite impressed. There...
Rent an Apartment in Shanghai
Feb 28,
2004 There are basically three major types of apartments in Shanghai. They are service apartments, newly built communities, and old simple apartments. Service Apartment For example, the Chang Fa Garden...
Houses in Shanghai
Oct 29,
2003 It is approaching the three year anniversary of my purchase of my current house at Vanke Waltz Garden. I have been paying the mortgage of the house for three...
Houses in Shanghai
Oct 29,
2003 It is approaching the three year anniversary of my purchase of my current house at Vanke Waltz Garden. I have been paying the mortgage of the house for three...
Old Houses in Shanghai
Sep 14,
2003 Shanghai is a lovely city because it has a lot old houses. Each of them are telling their own history. Shanghai is unique since most of the old buildings...
My Previous House at Meilong
Sep 12,
2003 I suddenly missed my previous house at Meilong badly. It was on the forth floor of a 6-floor apartment building, which is 15-minute-walk away from Lianhua Road Metro Station....
Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai
Aug 31,
2003 The temperature of Shanghai finally goes down to below 30 degree C. This is the ending of the two week exteremly high temperature - the Autumn Tiger. The number...
Hard to Buy a House in Shanghai
Aug 31,
2003 The temperature of Shanghai finally goes down to below 30 degree C. This is the ending of the two week exteremly high temperature - the Autumn Tiger. The number...